Marie Marchand is the Poet Laureate of Ellensburg, WA. In this civic role, she gives readings and workshops, inspiring individuals to use poetry as an arts modality for self-revelation and community building. Her poetry has been published in Crannóg Magazine, Catamaran Literary Reader, California Quarterly, Tikkun Magazine, San Diego Poetry Annual, and The Awakenings Review. Her book Gifts to the Attentive was published in 2022. Read more at mishiepoet.com and follow her @mishiepoet.